We’re outta here!
Just kidding, we’re back!
Imagine if the whole show was like that. Maybe not every song, but maybe after a 45 minute set, the band walks off, and if the crowd is still into it, they come back out. As a fan, you remember all the shows where everyone was disappointed that the band didn’t keep playing more encores, but I bet the bands remember every show where the crowd couldn’t care less.
I went to a concert with APC, Pucifer, and Primus where instead of each band playing a set, each band would play one song and they’d round robin it, ending with a collaborative song with all 3 bands.
I really really liked that setup.
My MIL went to see Frankie Valli recently. Dude is 91 years old and still performing…but doesn’t have the stamina he used to. She said this show was like that…he’d do a couple songs, go backstage and rest, come back out.
Side note…several years ago I had a season pass to the local theater all the Broadway shows tour at. Out of all the shows that season, Jersey Boys was the one I was least looking forward to.
It ended up being my second favorite show of the season, behind Hamilton. Great show, highly recommend. Least favorite that year, iirc, was Miss Saigon. I think Anastasia was also that season, another really great show.
I saw Slipknot I think last year and those guys are in their 50’s. They were taking backstage breaks every couple of songs.
That’s a shame. I saw Offspring last summer (first time I’ve ever gotten lawn/GA seats, best time I’ve had at a concert since like my first concert at that venue (Godsmack 2002 I think). Awesome show. I think they had a brief intermission where some pickup band played for a bit before coming back out, but can’t really remember, as I was really fucking stoned.
Taking things in a very different direction, the opening act is a musical fluffer.
Sometimes you only go for the opening act/s.
I mean one time I went and saw Lourde (who was actually great) just to see Run The Jewels open for her
So yeah, truth